InterestedBystander Posted August 24, 2018 at 04:29 AM Share Posted August 24, 2018 at 04:29 AM http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5950&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=113185&SessionID=91&GA=100 HB5950 FOID-PROHIBITION APPEAL 8/23/2018 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler ( R) Synopsis As IntroducedAmends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that any person prohibited from possessing a firearm under the Criminal Code of 2012 or acquiring a Firearm Owner's Identification Card under the Act may apply to the Director of State Police or petition the circuit court in the county where the petitioner resides for relief and the Director or court may grant it if it is established by the applicant to the court's or Director's satisfaction that the applicant has not been convicted of a forcible felony under the laws of this State or any other jurisdiction within 5 years (currently, 20 years) or at least 5 years have passed since the end of any period of imprisonment imposed in relation to that conviction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted August 24, 2018 at 05:05 AM Share Posted August 24, 2018 at 05:05 AM The amendment in its entirety: 430 ILCS 65/10(c) (1) the applicant has not been convicted of a forcible felony under the laws of this State or any other jurisdiction within 5 20 years of the applicant's application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, or at least 5 20 years have passed since the end of any period of imprisonment imposed in relation to that conviction; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
222 rem mag Posted August 24, 2018 at 01:53 PM Share Posted August 24, 2018 at 01:53 PM Im for it I would hope illinois carry as a whole will get behind it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlin Posted August 24, 2018 at 04:26 PM Share Posted August 24, 2018 at 04:26 PM I think it's a bad idea.This state seems to do all it can to tread on the rights of law abiding people,but they want to make it easier if you're a convicted violent felon to be able to lawfully possess a gun and ammo.If you don't want to lose that right in the first place,don't commit a violent felony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriumphRider Posted August 24, 2018 at 06:01 PM Share Posted August 24, 2018 at 06:01 PM If a person has served his sentence, and is 100% released from any obligation to the government for a crime they committed in the past, then they should have all rights re-established. If someone is 'Too Dangerous" to be in possession of a firearm, they are "Too Dangerous" to be walking free on the streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikew Posted August 24, 2018 at 06:16 PM Share Posted August 24, 2018 at 06:16 PM If a person has served his sentence, and is 100% released from any obligation to the government for a crime they committed in the past, then they should have all rights re-established. If someone is 'Too Dangerous" to be in possession of a firearm, they are "Too Dangerous" to be walking free on the streets.^^^^This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikew Posted August 24, 2018 at 06:20 PM Share Posted August 24, 2018 at 06:20 PM I think it's a bad idea.This state seems to do all it can to tread on the rights of law abiding people,but they want to make it easier if you're a convicted violent felon to be able to lawfully possess a gun and ammo.If you don't want to lose that right in the first place,don't commit a violent felony.You don't have to be a violent person to commit a felony, or to be convicted of one. I think it's a bad idea to have a system where someone is never done paying for their crime, even after they are released from incarceration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpdesk9 Posted August 24, 2018 at 06:20 PM Share Posted August 24, 2018 at 06:20 PM I think it's a bad idea.This state seems to do all it can to tread on the rights of law abiding people,but they want to make it easier if you're a convicted violent felon to be able to lawfully possess a gun and ammo.If you don't want to lose that right in the first place,don't commit a violent felony.Then they can run headlines in the papers to make all firearm owners look bad when these people end up reoffending. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikew Posted August 24, 2018 at 06:28 PM Share Posted August 24, 2018 at 06:28 PM I think it's a bad idea.This state seems to do all it can to tread on the rights of law abiding people,but they want to make it easier if you're a convicted violent felon to be able to lawfully possess a gun and ammo.If you don't want to lose that right in the first place,don't commit a violent felony.You don't have to be a violent person to commit a felony, or to be convicted of one. I think it's a bad idea to have a system where someone is never done paying for their crime, even after they are released from incarceration. This does not mean that I think that we should be soft on crime. We need long sentences where called for , and the death penalty too,not a revolving door justice system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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